This is a story where S.H.I.E.L.D. has monitored a number of different supers over the years, not just Iron Man, Hulk, etc. The first few chapters of the story, which are set before the Avengers movie, will introduce some of the characters I have integrated into the plot. They will include characters from many other franchises. Hope you enjoy.

Disclaimed: I do not own any of the characters depicted in this story. They all belong to their respective ownerships.

United They Stand

Chapter 1 – The Push

A quinjet was racing through the night sky, completely undetected by the people below. Agents Jasper Sitwell and Maureen Tremel were seated in the back, waiting to arrive at their destination. Agent Sitwell remained stoic and unnerved, while Tremel, who was new, seemed nervous.

"Remind me again why we're doing this?" Tremel asked for the umpteenth time. With a sigh, Sitwell went over the basics again.

"We've been keeping track of the girl since the stone incident twelve years ago. Unfortunately, we haven't been able to get closer to her recently due that mother of hers."

"So then why are we investigating now?" Tremel asked.

"Two hours ago, a fire started at the local high school and caused an explosion that engulfed several blocks and killed over eighty people. Then fires started spreading through the surrounding neighborhoods, and local fire departments have been unsuccessful due to the fire extinguishers being ruptured."

"And we believe that the girl is the reason?"

"Exactly."

Tremel's nervousness rose at that, and she sat quietly, listening to the hum of the quinjet's engines. After a few moments of silence, the quinjet started to descend, and soon moved past the cloud bank.

"Sir, we've arrived at our destination." The pilot said. Agent Sitwell came up to the passenger's seat, and his eyes widened at the sight before him. An audible gasp emanated from behind him, and he turned to see an awestruck Agent Tremel. Their destination, Chamberlain, Maine, was bathed in flames. Half the town was on fire, and the areas that weren't burning were slowly being overtaken by the growing inferno. Occasional explosions shook the communities, and a few people could be seen frantically searching for shelter.

"Jesus… a kid did this?" the pilot said in disbelief. The two agents didn't seem to here him, as they were too distracted by the carnage.

"How are we supposed to find her in this mess?" Tremel finally asked, not diverting her gaze from the catastrophe.

"Agent Coulson placed a monitoring device on her some months ago. Luckily it's still working." Sitwell took out a small homing device, which immediately zoomed in on their target. The target was moving very slowly, having left the periphery of the town.

"There. She's moved east outside of town. Must be trying to make some sort of getaway. We can recover her and then return to base."

"But what if she resists?" Tremel asked.

"She won't have a choice." Sitwell responded.

ooooo

Sue Snell looked at the body lying in front of the Cavalier roadhouse, which was burning just as the rest of the town was. There was also a car crashed into the side, and Sue briefly contemplated seeing if she should check to see if anyone was inside. But the voice invading her thoughts drew her to the motionless figure sprawled out in the parking lot. Once she got close enough, she recognized the form.

Carrie White, a girl of fifteen years, was wearing a pink party dress that was drenched in blood. Her usually blonde hair was darkened by the foul liquid, and what appeared to be a kitchen knife was embedded deep in her shoulder. The girl looked dead, bu tsomehow, Sue could tell she was alive. The call was like a distant heartbeart that directed Sue's conscious to the figure before her. The call had been trailing her since the school had gone up in flames, and Sue instantly knew of what had transpired in the past few hours. Everyone was dead. Tina, Billy, Norma, Chris… Tommy. Sue cringed at that.

She knelt down next to Carrie's body, and just as she laid her hand on the poor girl's shoulder, Carrie's eyes snapped open, revealing blue, bloodshot eyes. Normally, Sue would have jumped, but some unseen force had frozen her in place. Carrie was blinking frantically, darting her eyes back and forth like a child who had lost their mother.

Who's there? Sue gasped as the terrified voice spoke into her thoughts. She recognized that voice. Carrie's voice. Sue responded in the only way she could.

Me. Sue Snell. Carrie, what happened? Is Tommy… But Sue's thought was interrupted when an agonizing pressure overwhelmed her senses, causing Sue to gasp and stumble back. Carrie's eyes shown with anger and rage.

You… you tricked me! You all tricked me! It was all just a trick! Just a dirty trick! There was anger in tat statement. Anger and despair. Sue gasped as she gripped her forehead, and looked back at Carrie with pleading eyes.

Carrie please, I didn't know… Sue tried to explain, but Carrie's mind overpowered her own, and Sue found herself being bombarded with memories. Images of a scared little girl, curled up in the showers as other girls pelted her wit tampons, towels, and sanitary pads. She saw Carrie's mother beating her back into a closet, locking it and ignoring the poor girl's cries. She saw Carrie standing up on the stage in the auditorium, clad in the most beautiful gown Sue had ever seen. The assembly was cheering for her. Tommy was standing beside her, holding her hand as Carrie was awarded prom queen. Carrie was happy, and smiling, but everything went black as a torrent of red fell down from above, and drenched Carrie from head to toe. More images followed, each detailing a horrible event in Carrie's life.

Look at my life. It's all been a trick. One big dirty trick. Carrie was shaking her head back and forth.

Carrie, look into my thoughts. Sue suddenly ordered. The pressure that had been paining her suddenly withdrew, and instead started to move around in her head, poking and prodding at her own memories. As Sue felt her mind being explored, Carrie saw images of Sue and Tommy, talking about the latter taking Carrie to the prom. No matter how hard Carrie looked, she couldn't find any trace of the prank. Sue was innocent. But Carrie continued to investigate, finding feelings of pity, disgust, and sorrow. All aimed towards her.

Carrie pulled herself from Sue's memories abruptly, and starred at Sue for a few moments.

Why couldn't you have just left me alone? Carrie's thoughts were dripping with fury.

Carrie, I…

Momma would be alive. Oh, god. I killed momma! Carrie's thoughts were becoming more and more hysterical. Sue started to get scared.

Carrie, please, let me go. Sue begged. She desperataly tried to pull herself away, but Carrie was unconsciously keeping her hold on Sue.

Momma, I want my momma. Oh, god it hurts, momma! Carrie started thrashing around, and Sue started to panic. With all her strength, Sue pulled herself from the restraints and started to run, eager to get away from this bloody… thing in front of her. But she could still hear it.

Momma? Momma? Momma?! Momma?! The words kept repeating, getting louder and louder each time. Sue kept running, leaping over fences, logs, and pushing past several branches, not looking back. Eventually, she was far from the roadhouse, and collapsed in a field. She gripped her head as Carrie White's agonizing thoughts continued to worm their way through her mind. Sue thought she was going to lose it, until…

Momma, I'm sorry. Where…

Then it stopped, and a vision of a small flame entered Sue's head. It was burning gently and calmly, before suddenly fading, and reducing the vision to darkness. Sue froze. Did she just feel Carrie die? Sue lay in the field for what seemed like forever, when a new sound caught her attention. Turning to look upward, Sue was shocked to see some kind of plane flying overhead, opposite of the direction of the roadhouse. Suddenly, a thought entered Sue's mind, and she instinctively ran back towards the Cavalier.

Please no. Oh please! Sue said frantically to herself as she neared the burning building once again. When she arrived, she fell to her knees as she saw exactly what she had hoped she wouldn't.

Carrie was gone.

Thanks for reading. I know it may not seem that great. But I do hope you enjoyed it. Btw, Carrie White belongs to Stephen King, and in this story, she looks like she does in the 2013 film. Review pleaz.